Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Chapter 13 Liu Zhiwen, "Wandering Song" is valued
"Are you talking about the golden boy and jade girl?" Chen Xiaoqi asked.

"Yes!" Liu Zhiwen nodded. "New Era is making a lot of noise. They are promoting Golden Boy and Jade Girl on a large scale on TV and radio. It seems that they want to make Golden Boy and Jade Girl the first generation of idols in the mainland."

"It's possible!" Chen Xiaoqi handed Liu Zhian a cigarette, and the two began to puff smoke. After taking a puff of the cigarette, he said, "But we in the mainland do need our own idols. If they can succeed, it wouldn't be a bad thing."

Chen Xiaoqi obviously didn't want to talk more about the new era, he pointed to the tape of "Wandering Song".

"Listen to the tape first! This tape is really good. If it weren't for some special reasons, I would not have given it to you at Pacific Records. Instead, China Records would have released it on their own."

Hearing this, Liu Zhiwen looked at the tape doubtfully.

Chen Xiaoqi is the editor-in-chief of China Record Corporation Guangzhou and also the director of the planning department of the newly established China Record Corporation.

If he has a good record, Liu Zhiwen doesn't believe he will give it to Pacific Records. If he were Chen Xiaoqi, he would definitely choose to let China Records release it.

But Liu Zhiwen also admitted that Chen Xiaoqi had extraordinary musical literacy and vision. He recommended it so strongly, so it would be unlikely that there was nothing wrong with this tape.

His eyes swept over Zhou Ziheng who was sitting quietly on the sofa, Liu Zhiwen found the tape recorder and put the tape into it.

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Perhaps because it has been used for a long time, the electrical noise of the recorder itself is very strong.

But after a few sounds, it was drowned out by the pleasant melody.

The prelude to "Wandering Song" began to sound.

After hearing this prelude, Liu Zhiwen, who was originally a little careless, paused and began to listen carefully.

"The wanderer misses you"

"Dear Mom"

"Wandering footsteps travel all over the world"

'No home'

……

The office was eerily quiet except for the sound of the tape recorder.

Zhou Ziheng and Chen Xiaoqi didn't say anything. They just listened to the tape and waited for Liu Zhiwen to speak.

“The lyrics and music are a bit too simple, but the melody is catchy, so it’s not impossible to release it!”

When the chorus ended, Liu Zhiwen had almost figured out the direction of the whole song. Although he was interested, he was not too enthusiastic.

As he spoke, he reached out his right hand towards the recorder, wanting to turn it off.

"This is just one of the songs. The quality of the other songs is not only not inferior to this one, but some even surpass it. You can listen to it again."

Chen Xiaoqi was not surprised by Liu Zhiwen's judgment. He interrupted Liu Zhiwen's move to turn off the recorder and let him continue listening.

Hearing this, Liu Zhiwen paused, hesitated for a moment, and then took his hand back.

The first song "Wandering Song" ended and the second song began to play.

First there is a guitar playing, which is quite ordinary, then other instruments join in and the whole melody becomes attractive.

Zhou Ziheng's singing voice rang out.

"Tonight I come to your window again"

"How lovely your shadow is on the curtain"

"I have loved you quietly for so many years"

"I'm leaving tomorrow"

……

The clean and ethereal voice, accompanied by the beautiful melody, immediately attracted Liu Zhiwen.

He silently lit a cigarette, and memories seemed to emerge in his eyes.

The song "Outside the Window" ended quickly. This time, Liu Zhiwen did not turn off the recorder, but waited for the third song to start playing.

The third song is "Wandering".

Next came "New Working Ballad".

The prelude of this song is also very attractive. As soon as it starts playing, a faint sadness and confusion begin to form.

'Leaving my parents and friends'

"Waving with tears in my eyes"

"The wind blows and the rain falls without stopping"

"I walk silently on the long road" "How many winters, summers, springs and autumns"

“Facing traffic and tall buildings”

……

The song came slowly like a story, and in Liu Zhiwen's mind, it presented a migrant worker who came to the big city with a backpack, had no relatives, and worked hard.

The singing continued, one song after another.

"The Child Who Left Home", "So-Called Life", "The Wine of September 9th", "It's Time to Go Home", "Looking Back at Hometown", and "September 9th Daughter's Red Wine".

Liu Zhiwen did not interrupt each song but listened to it in its entirety.

By the time all the songs were finished, more than forty minutes had passed.

After turning off the recorder, Liu Zhiwen looked at Zhou Ziheng seriously for the first time, "Did you write these songs independently?"

Zhou Ziheng nodded, "Yes, I wrote the lyrics and composed the music myself."

"You're excellent, better than most singers I know."

As he said this, he looked at Chen Xiaoqi and said, "Thank you, Xiaoqi, for recommending such a good talent and tape to us. I will remember this favor."

Chen Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Let's talk about this later. Let's continue talking about this tape! What do you think?"

"Of course I signed it. If I reject such a good tape today, I'm afraid my position as deputy manager will be over soon." Liu Zhiwen said without hesitation.

"I mean, how do you plan to release this tape!" Chen Xiaoqi shook his head.

Hearing this, Liu Zhiwen frowned, "You mean..."

"Weren't you just envious of the fact that New Era was imitating Hong Kong and Taiwan to create idol groups for our mainland?"

Chen Xiaoqi pointed at Zhou Ziheng and smiled, "What do you think of him? He's as good looking as Mao Lin, right?
With his talent for writing lyrics and composing music, do you think he would be a perfect idol?"

Hearing this, Liu Zhiwen looked at Zhou Ziheng again.

Zhou Ziheng was not embarrassed and met his gaze.

Liu Zhiwen looked at Zhou Ziheng carefully and couldn't help but praise him: "He looks really good."

Then he shook his head, "But you also know that Pacific Ocean is not my one-man show, I don't have the power to create a mainland super idol.

I can only say that I will try my best, and how far I can go depends on whether he is popular among the public. "

"That's enough!" Chen Xiaoqi was very satisfied with his answer.

He stood up and said, "I won't get involved in the contract matter. You guys can discuss it yourselves."

After a pause, as if he was afraid that Zhou Ziheng would suffer a loss, he said, "Old Liu, you and I both know the quality of this tape. It's no exaggeration to say that it will be a hit. I don't want to see this tape published by New Era or White Swan instead of Pacific."

Chen Xiaoqi said this on behalf of Zhou Ziheng.

He was telling Liu Zhiwen not to miss this tape because of the contract.

If he missed it, Zhou Ziheng would definitely take this tape to find New Era and White Swan.

Especially in the new era.

The four major record companies in Guangzhou are all state-owned enterprises, but their backers are different.

The China Record Corporation was originally an integration of record companies left over from the 1940s and 1950s. It was under the jurisdiction of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and had the strongest background.

The other three below are all units from Guangdong Province.

White Swan is a provincial-level unit approved by the State Press and established on the basis of the Pearl River Film Production Company.

Pacific Audio and Video was invested and established by the Guangdong Provincial Radio, Film and Television Bureau and is considered the eldest son of Guangdong Province.

As for the new era, the Yangcheng Culture and Publicity Department was established, which is considered the second son.

When New Era was founded, it had only 120,000 yuan in funding.

It is such a small enterprise that has become more and more prosperous in recent years, and its profit-making speed is even not inferior to that of Pacific Ocean.

They are all sons. The second son has become more and more powerful over the years. Do you think the eldest son should be anxious?

Among the four major record companies, Pacific and New Era are both under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, but the competition between them is even more intense.

If Liu Zhiwen had not reached an agreement with Zhou Ziheng, resulting in Zhou Ziheng going to New Era, and this tape had achieved very good results.

Needless to say, Liu Zhiwen will also be criticized.

"Xiao Qi, how can you say that! For your sake, I will also give him good signing conditions." After hearing what Chen Xiaoqi said, Liu Zhiwen's face turned bitter.

(End of this chapter)